Game of Thrones: Season 5 Directors Revealed

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By
Adam DiLeo

The slate of directors (Pun!) for Game of Thrones: Season 5 has been revealed and it's missing some of the usual suspects. The list includes four series newcomers and one veteran, David Nutter, who directed the infamous Red Wedding episode, The Rains of Castamere.

Nutter, who is known in the industry as the pilot whisperer for his ability to get pilots he directs picked up to series, will helm the final two episodes of Season 5. In addition to four (non-pilot) episodes of GoT, Nutter directed the pilots for Arrow, Supernatural, Roswell, and Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, among many others. He also directed the pilot for The Flash, debuting in October.

As EW points out, “Absent from the list this round: Alex Graves, who directed four episodes last season, and Neil Marshall, who scored an Emmy nomination last week for his work on the ninth episode of Season 4, "The Watchers on The Wall" (aka The Battle of Castle Black). Taking a break this season from directing duties are showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss, who previously directed an episode each. Also not directing any episodes in Season 5 is the acclaimed Michelle MacLaren (Breaking Bad), who directed two episodes in both Season 3 and Season 4.

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